Where鈥檚 the 鈥淲e鈥� in Assessment?
We live in an era in which whole schools receive grades based on how well their students perform on tests. …
Good Morning. It’s Good to See You.
Years ago I was involved in a project where a new principal was trying to turn around her 鈥渇ailing school.鈥� …
Reflections on Collaboration and Assessment
The following piece is adapted from a longer聽reflection by Darren Cambridge on the theme of Collaboration and Capacity Building for …
Is the Assessment Tail Wagging the Dog?
An article in today鈥檚 Washington Post entitled School standardized testing is under growing attack, leaders pledge changes points to the …
Looking through a Disciplinary Lens
In the simplest of terms, the difference between teaching 鈥渃ontent area literacy鈥� and teaching 鈥渄isciplinary literacy鈥� has to do with …
Preparing Students to Be Creators of Knowledge
鈥淗ow do you prepare students to be inhabitants of a scientist鈥檚 world, a historian鈥檚 world, or a legislator鈥檚 world? How …
Comics Are Real Reading
Some 鈥渟helfies鈥� our friends took during Banned Books Week showing their support for comics…
Literature Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts
Censorship in schools isn鈥檛 just about what books make it into a reading list. It鈥檚 also about whether we trust …
What Do We Mean by Text?
鈥淚f you are struggling to find the time in class to read, it can be helpful to broaden the definition …
Vocabulary as inspiration?
Vocabulary is at the heart of every subject we teach, but teaching vocabulary usually feels like flossing teeth. You know …